<p>I just signed up. And I want to talk about some College stuffs. Any idea, knowlege, or advice will be appreciated.</p>
<p>If I may introduce myself. I'm currently 12th grade in average public high school with
F-2 visa(International Student.)</p>
<p>Academic info :</p>
<p>My weighted/unweighted : 3.41
SAT : not taken yet, but will take(approximate score : around 2100)</p>
<p>Since an International student, I'm not really elligible for many scholarship programs.
Furthermore, I've kind of messed up with my GPA and SAT, because I had to adjust to the
American Education system(came America about 3 years ago).</p>
<p>What I really want to achieve is going to a fair Univ., getting a scholarship.(My parents can't afford for expensice tuition.)</p>
<p>I did think about getting in to community college and then transferring to Univ., but it was still expensive to me.</p>
<p>So bottom line:</p>
<p>Is there any way I could achieve the goal?</p>
<p>I really want to go Univ. in America, getting a scholarship.</p>
<p>The first thing that you need to know is how much your parents can pay. If you have an F2, that means that one of your parents must be a student here. How is that parent paying for his or her studies? Is that cost covered by a scholarship from your home country? If so, does your country have any provisions for paying for your education here, or would you need to return home and compete for the money?</p>
<p>Do you live in a state where you will be considered an in-state resident for tuition and fees purposes because you have lived there for a certain amount of time and will graduate from high school there? Your guidance counselor should be able to help you find out about that.</p>
<p>There is not much money out there for international students. There is not much money out there for transfers. This means that there is even less money for international transfers. If you decide to go to a community college for the first two years, it may be very, very difficult for you to find the money for the last two years when you transfer.</p>
<p>If your high school has lots of international students like you, your own guidance counselor will have some ideas. You also should spend some time reading through the threads on international financial aid in the Financial Aid Forum and the International Students Forum here. Take a look at the threads on guaranteed merit-based aid. Some of that aid is available for international applicants.</p>
<p>Your best option may be to go home to your own country for your university education. I know that isn’t something that you really want to think about, but do contact your closest Consulate, and get some help from the Education Officer there. Many countries have special policies about university admission for students like you who have been educated overseas.</p>